Information & Ethics committee  We've recognized for many years that safeguarding is really an essential principle. In fact, it has to be one of the top two of the 10 principles that make up privacy legislation, so it's always been abided by. Now, in recent years, we've seen, of course, cyber issues associated

Information & Ethics committee  I'll make an initial comment. In our industry, the life and health insurance industry, we enter into contracts that sometimes last 30, 40, or 50 years. There is information that we collect as part of the application process that could be relevant 40 or 50 years down the road. Th

Information & Ethics committee  I had not considered that, but it seems like a good suggestion that this committee should take a look at.

Information & Ethics committee  Finally, Mr. Chairman, we would like to make a very technical suggestion regarding the mandatory five-year review of the act. Based on recent experience, the industry believes that it would be beneficial to all involved if section 29 of PIPEDA was amended to set the start of each

Information & Ethics committee  Thank you, Chairman and members of the committee. I'm Frank Zinatelli, vice-president and general counsel of the Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association. I'm here today with my colleague Anny Duval. I would like to thank the committee very much for this opportunity to c

Justice committee  Mr. Hogg, of course, everybody involved in constitutional law does read his textbook. Let me give you an analogy. In the life and health insurance industry, for anybody that has practised in that area, there is a book, the Bible as it were, by Mr. David Norwood, who unfortunatel

Justice committee  I'm not saying don't listen to him. I would also note that a number of the folks who presented before you before this session actually cited some of the same tests that Professor Hogg has presented at different points from his textbooks. As I recall hearing those folks, not all

Justice committee  I'm not sure I understand the question.

Justice committee  Actually, it will be my colleague who will be speaking.

Justice committee  Thank you.

Industry committee  Well, we're certainly paying attention to the amendment. We're scratching our heads a little bit as to what exactly it means. I have been asked the question by a variety of my clients. We represent more than 99% of the life and health insurance industry, and many of the legal fol

Industry committee  I just wanted to comment that certainly the life and health insurance industry has very rigorous due diligence processes in place, and indeed it has oversight within the company itself. Of course, there's the overall oversight by the Privacy Commissioner, who has also appeared be

Industry committee  I would love to be able to answer that, but I'll have to think about it. I would be happy to speak with you bilaterally later on, or through the clerk.

Industry committee  We're in a very similar position as expressed by the Insurance Bureau of Canada, but I would also note that subsequent to the Spencer decision—I'm not going to remember what—there was a decision in December having to do with access to cell phones that maybe changes that again the

Industry committee  Yes, very much so.